February 25, 2025 The March Movement (M23) fighters seized an airport serving Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day before the African Union’s (AU) February 2025 summit began in Ethiopia. A post shared on X claimed to show the DRC’s leader, Felix Tshisekedi, celebrating Valentine’s Day in Germany while conflict was raging […]
February 21, 2025 After an Indonesian charity announced it had invited Cristiano Ronaldo to visit the archipelago in February, social media users shared an old video falsely claiming it showed the Portuguese footballer’s arrival in the southern city of Kupang. The clip actually shows him arriving in Germany with his teammates from the Portuguese national
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December 25, 2024 An AI-generated image of a shark has been passed off as a genuine image of a long-extinct megalodon shark in social media posts that claim it was a “living megalodon discovered by German fishermen in the early 20th century”. The image was in fact first shared by an account that states it
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December 10, 2024 After Indonesia kickstarted their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a win over Saudi Arabia, a video made the rounds in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed fans of German club Borussia Dortmund unveiling a giant tifo in support of the archipelago nation’s football team. The tifo
Clip shows Dortmund fans’ salute to city, not tribute to Indonesia Read More »
November 8, 2024 As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended high-profile diplomatic meetings in October 2024, a misleadingly edited video collage emerged online in posts that claimed it showed clips of world leaders rejecting Modi’s handshake. The clips — showing Modi with former German chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping — were taken
November 6, 2024 After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India in late October 2024, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had been snubbed when she landed in the country. The clip in fact shows Baerbock’s arrival in Malaysia in January 2024; she
October 2, 2024 A video of yellow-shirted football fans marching down a street has been shared in Thai social media posts that falsely claimed it shows people in England calling for “every country to implement a monarchy”. The video shows fans of German club Borussia Dortmund singing about their club as they make their way
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September 20, 2024 Germany’s September 2024 border control measures have sparked a wave of misinformation in Kenya, just days after President William Ruto signed a labour and migration agreement with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Posts circulating online claim that all Africans – even those holding valid visas – will now be banned from entering Germany
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August 23, 2024 pox has no connection to Covid-19 vaccines, experts say, contrary to a false claim shared worldwide on social media after an outbreak of the virus in Africa. The claim spread in posts that included an interview with a German former politician who has previously promoted misinformation about the coronavirus. Identified for half a century,
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July 9, 2024 Clips from an Easter ceremony and a pyrotechnics display have been shared in social media posts that falsely claimed they showed the Olympic torch being lit in a Paris church ahead of the start of the Games on July 26, 2024. The footage in fact shows part of an Easter tradition in
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